Israeli Consul General Yaron Sideman spoke at The Zionist Organization of America – Greater Philadelphia District’s quarterly meeting Temple Adath Israel in Merion, PA. During his talk, he held up a toy. It was a plush terrorist doll (complete with rock to throw) that the Palestinian Authority wants their young children to play with. He contrasted this to a plush dreidel that Jewish children use.

Mort Klein detailed a number of anti-Israel activities worldwide. Steve Feldman and the local ZOA leadership discussed fighting media bias, helping to inform elected officials and politicians, monitoring school curriculum, reaching out to the uninformed and other needs. As pro-Israel advocates, we should be motivated to actively address these problems.

Neurosurgeon Ben Carson was among the thirteen Republican candidates speaking at the RJC Presidential Presidential Forum. Dr. Carson was Director of Pediatric Neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins Hospital where he pioneered landmark surgical techniques including hemispherectomy and the separation of conjoined twins.